Hospitality Management majors at Davis & Elkins College can expect huge growth opportunities in the job market.
The hospitality industry offers a variety of choices for the graduate. Upon graduation they can expect: careers in the following areas: hotel and lodging manager, food service manager, executive chef, meeting, convention & event planners, restaurant manager, casino management, spa management, front office managers, and more.
Career Outlook
The demand for those qualified in the Hospitality Management field is strong and shows no signs of slowing down. Employment of lodging managers is expected to grow 8 percent from 2010 to 2020. Those with a college degree in hotel or hospitality management are expected to have the best job opportunities.
Employment of meeting, convention, and event planners is expected to grow 44 percent from 2010 to 2020, much faster than the average for all occupations. As globalization increases and businesses continue to recognize the value of professionally planned meetings, the need for meetings and events is expected to grow. Job opportunities should be best for candidates with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management.
Internships
Internships provide opportunities for Business and Entrepreneurship students to apply knowledge gained in the classroom while making meaningful contributions to the organization for which they work.
D&E’s Department of Business and Entrepreneurship is very supportive of student internships. Students learn of internships through announcements from the College’s Career Management Center, and the Department of Business and Entrepreneurship. Students also find internship opportunities on their own through family and friends, professional acquaintances, and internet sources.
Students may participate in internships throughout any semester, though most are completed during the summer, typically 10 weeks. Interns work with the Director of the Career Management Center to develop an internship proposal. In addition to the work on the job, interns write a reflective journal and complete either a research or experience paper. All Departmental internships involve some research in the literature of the field in which the internship takes place.
Independent Studies
Independent studies allow students to study topics that are not part of the regular curriculum. Independent studies require students work closely with a faculty member in the area in which the independent study is to be done.
Student Employment
Student work-study positions are available. Contact D&E’s Student Employment Coordinator for further information.
Accreditation
Davis & Elkins College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), located in Olathe, Kansas. Click here to read the full report.
The business and business-related programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE:
Bachelor of Science
- Accounting
- Economics
- Management
- Marketing
Associate of Science
- Business Administration
- Accounting
- Real Estate*
*Business-related program. This program was accredited prior to the adoption of the March 2010 Accreditation Manual in which the terminology “Business-Related Program” has been phased out.
